KNBC nets eight local Emmys

Paul Moyer, Bob Long depart biz with a bang

Retired KNBC anchor Paul Moyer and its departing news director, Bob Long, went out with an Emmy bang.

Moyer’s final year at the helm of the NBC-owned station’s 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts — which he co-anchored with Colleen Williams, who remains with the outlet — netted KNBC a pair of wins Saturday night at the 61st annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards.

KNBC led the total Emmy tally (as it had the previous two years), netting eight. Fox-owned KTTV was next with seven, followed by PBS outfit KCET with six.

The 5 p.m. newscast won the Emmy for daily news over 35 minutes, while the station’s 11 p.m. telecast won the Emmy for news under 35 minutes. The dual wins were a sweet farewell for Long, who announced last week that he would depart the station next month to take a teaching job in Turkey.

KNBC’s 11 p.m. win ended KCBS’ streak in the category. KCBS had won an unprecedented four years in a row in the newscast-under-35-minutes category.

The Peacock outlet’s haul included several repeat winners, including Mary Harris, who again won for newswriter. The station’s Joel Grover and Matt Goldberg also once again won for hard news reporting.

And, like last year, the station won the Emmy for investigative reporting. Last year’s report was titled “Contaminated”; this year’s was “Contaminated Water.”